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This recipe is as far removed from a tin of beans as a burger is from a T bone steak. They are amazing in flavour, completely healthy and you can use them in so many different dishes.

Ingredients

500 g Haricot beans

450 ml can tomatoes

2 tablespoons tomato puree

1/2 cup yellow mustard

1/2 cup dark brown sugar

1 1/2 cups water or stock

3/4 cup treacle or molasses

1/2 cup brandy

1 large chopped onion

1 green pepper, chopped

6 cloves of garlic or 3 teaspoons of garlic powder

200 g chopped bacon

1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

1 dessert spoon tabasco

You can use any white bean for this recipe – indeed you can use beans grown in the garden too – it works well with broad beans, though it is a different consistency. It is also possible to mix your beans, or for extra dietary roughage, add some lentils!

You can put these in a sterilised jar, or freeze them. They can be simply warmed in a pan or the microwave.